Tina Park
Founder and Artistic Director
Tina Park is a pianist, educator, and artistic director, and a recipient of a Creative Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. She currently serves as assistant professor of piano at Bethel University in Minnesota and is the founder and artistic director of the Bethel University Summer Piano Academy. Recognized for her refined artistry and forward-thinking vision, she is active on international stages and is deeply committed to interdisciplinary collaboration and innovative music education, establishing a distinctive voice in today’s classical music landscape.
Park began her formal musical education at the prestigious Shanghai Conservatory of Music at age 9, where she completed 13 years of rigorous training, spanning the pre-college program through her Bachelor of Music degree. She continued her studies in the United States, earning a Master of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Notre Dame on a full scholarship, followed by a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Minnesota, where she studied under the distinguished pianist and pedagogue Professor Alexander Braginsky. Her extensive training in both China and the United States has shaped her artistic approach, combining technical refinement, expressive depth, and a broad musical perspective.
An active soloist and collaborative artist, Park has performed in major venues across the United States and China. While maintaining a strong foundation in traditional repertoire, she is equally dedicated to exploring contemporary works and cross-cultural expression. Her artistic practice frequently integrates music with visual art, movement, and other disciplines, creating immersive and multidimensional performance experiences.
Her interdisciplinary project, Piano in Motion: Where Sound Becomes Movement and Color, combines piano performance with dance, live painting, and the Chinese pipa, transforming sound into visual and physical expression. The project is supported by the Minnesota State Arts Board. She was invited to present it at the Minnesota Music Teachers Association conference and was selected to present a 60-minute session at the Music Teachers National Association national conference in 2027. The session is titled “Creative Concert Programming: Utilizing Interdisciplinary Art Forms in Piano in Motion: Where Sound Becomes Movement and Color.”
As an educator, Park helps young musicians develop both technical skill and artistic imagination. Through the Bethel University Summer Piano Academy, she brings together faculty and guest artists to offer master classes, concerto opportunities, chamber music collaboration, and performance experiences. She sees music as a way for students to grow personally as well as technically, and she encourages them to develop confidence, broaden their perspectives, and find their own artistic voices.
As a musician who bridges artistic creativity with educational purpose, Park continues to advance the role of classical music in contemporary society through performance, teaching, and artistic leadership. Her work expands the boundaries of musical expression while fostering meaningful cultural dialogue, demonstrating the enduring power of the arts to connect people, traditions, and future possibilities.